That wasn't even a key issue until the past week/couple of days. Not even the tip of the iceberg. It was mostly about HRR issues at first and then later about contract issues. Still took way longer than it should have but as usual when you give people an absolute deadline there's no pressure to get anything done until you get there.

That wasn't even a key issue until the past week/couple of days. Not even the tip of the iceberg. It was mostly about HRR issues at first and then later about contract issues. Still took way longer than it should have but as usual when you give people an absolute deadline there's no pressure to get anything done until you get there.

That's not true. Revenue sharing % was a big part of it, but the salary cap was part of the overall argument.

Don't get my hopes up, Dats n Zetterberg will drag you into the playoffs in this short season.

I think it all rests on Jimmy Howard. The Wings will still score plenty. They have 16 NHL-caliber forwards, basically (albeit one too few Top-6 guys). The defense is going to be an issue though without Lidstrom and Stuart.